2012 Olympics: Opening Ceremonies

Fireworks illuminate the stadium after the lighting of the Olympic flame at the 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremonies in London on Friday. - Frank Gunn / The Canadian PressSeven young athletes hold their torches as they light the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games in London on Friday. - Tribune Media MCTTriathlete Simon Whitfield carries the flag for Team Canada as they enter the stadium during the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Olympic Games in London on Friday. - Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian PressDuran Duran perform at the Olympic Opening Ceremony Celebration Concert in Hyde Park, London, Friday, July 27, 2012. The concert is part of a series of events being organized by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games. - James McCauley / The Associated PressMichael Burn of Watford England smiles outside the Olympic Park at the Westfield mall ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. - Matt Rourke / The Associated PressSpectators play with giant smiley face beach balls during the pre-show for the Olympic Games Opening ceremonies in London on Friday July 27, 2012. - Frank GunnThe Red Arrows aerobatic team flies over the Olympic Stadium ahead of the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. - Ben Curtis / The Associated PressSheeting is extended across the audience during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. - Lee Jin-man / The Associated PressBritish cyclist Bradley Wiggins rings the Olympic Bell during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. - Jae C. Hong / The Associated PressPerformers make a circle during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. - Charlie Riedel / The Associated PressA pastoral farm scene is enacted during the pre-show for the Olympic Games Opening ceremonies in London on Friday July 27, 2012. - Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESSThe Olympic rings are illuminated with pyrotechnics as they are raised above the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. - Jae C. Hong / The Associated PressPerformers gather during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. - David J. Phillip / The Associated PressThe opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games is held at the Olympic Stadium in London England, July 27, 2012. - Tyler Anderson / Postmedia NewsA performer scales a representation of a smoke stack during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. - Charlie Riedel / The Associated PressBritain's Queen Elizabeth II, centre, the President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge, left, and Britain's Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, right, watch the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. - Matt Dunham / The Associated PressActors and dancers play Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital staff and patients during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games is held at the Olympic Stadium in London England, July 27, 2012. - Tyler Anderson / Postmedia NewsPerformers pay tribute to the Beatles Sgt Pepper album during the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Olympics Friday, July 27, 2012 in London. - Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESSActor Rowan Atkinson performs during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. - Matt Dunham / The Associated PressSimon Whitfield of Canada marches during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games is held at the Olympic Stadium in London England, July 27, 2012. - Tyler Anderson / Postmedia News

A look at the eye-popping opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

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